GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
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| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
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